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• catalog abstract "The brown agenda or urban environmental issues became an important part of the international policy agenda following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992). Urban environmental issues continue to remain a major challenge in the cities of developing countries. The World Bank strengthened its focus on urban environmental management with the adoption of this brown agenda as part of the Banks urban livability program. Urban Environment and Infrastructure reviews the World Banks activities to improve urban environmental quality. It sets out the Banks expanded brown agenda and emphasizes the crucial importance of infrastructure and environmental interventions in order to improve livability in cities in developing countries. The World Bank has more than US$12 billion worth of active commitments aimed at improving urban environmental quality. While the Banks investments are directed at much needed basic environmental services especially for the urban poor, the challenge of improving urban environment or livability in large cities needs further attention. Increasing climate variability, its impacts, especially sea level rise, and urban impacts of natural disasters are becoming more and more part of the daily challenges facing cities in the developing world, seventy percent of which are located on the coasts. The volume provides pragmatic recommendations on how to deal with the challenge of this expanded brown agenda.".
• catalog contributor b13242709.
• catalog contributor b13242710.
• catalog created "c2004.".
• catalog date "2004".
• catalog date "c2004.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-143) and index.".
• catalog description "The brown agenda or urban environmental issues became an important part of the international policy agenda following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992). Urban environmental issues continue to remain a major challenge in the cities of developing countries. The World Bank strengthened its focus on urban environmental management with the adoption of this brown agenda as part of the Banks urban livability program. Urban Environment and Infrastructure reviews the World Banks activities to improve urban environmental quality. It sets out the Banks expanded brown agenda and emphasizes the crucial importance of infrastructure and environmental interventions in order to improve livability in cities in developing countries. The World Bank has more than US$12 billion worth of active commitments aimed at improving urban environmental quality. While the Banks investments are directed at much needed basic environmental services especially for the urban poor, the challenge of improving urban environment or livability in large cities needs further attention. Increasing climate variability, its impacts, especially sea level rise, and urban impacts of natural disasters are becoming more and more part of the daily challenges facing cities in the developing world, seventy percent of which are located on the coasts. The volume provides pragmatic recommendations on how to deal with the challenge of this expanded brown agenda.".
• catalog description "pt. I. Main findings of the portfolio review -- 1. Objectives of the urban environment portfolio review -- 2. The world bank's commitment to improving the quality of the urban environment -- 3. Portfolio review methodology -- 4. Profile of the portfolio -- 5. Sector contributions to the portfolio.".
• catalog extent "xxi, 149 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0821357964".
• catalog isPartOf "Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)".
• catalog isPartOf "Directions in development".
• catalog issued "2004".
• catalog issued "c2004.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : World Bank,".
• catalog spatial "Developing countries".
• catalog spatial "Developing countries.".
• catalog subject "307.1/416/091724 22".
• catalog subject "Community development, Urban Developing countries Evaluation.".
• catalog subject "Economic assistance Developing countries Evaluation.".
• catalog subject "HN981.C6 B54 2004".
• catalog subject "Sustainable development Developing countries.".
• catalog subject "Urban ecology (Sociology) Developing countries.".
• catalog subject "World Bank.".
• catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Main findings of the portfolio review -- 1. Objectives of the urban environment portfolio review -- 2. The world bank's commitment to improving the quality of the urban environment -- 3. Portfolio review methodology -- 4. Profile of the portfolio -- 5. Sector contributions to the portfolio.".
• catalog title "Urban environment and infrastructure : toward livable cities / Anthony G. Bigio and Bharat Dahiya.".
• catalog type "text".